# Accident 20070520019319A: Nardi FN333, Gardnerville, NV, May 20, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 2007, 14:33 local time
- Place: Gardnerville, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0006° N, 119.7519° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0006&lon=-119.7519&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95DR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N95DR-2008-02-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Siai-Marchetti FN-333 (registry code 8120704, https://openairdocs.org/model/siai-marchetti-fn-333) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NARDI FN333
- Reported engine: CONT IO470P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 510 total, 24 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA129) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070520019319A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) AT 1431 HOURS LOCAL, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REPORTED 10 MILES SOUTH EAST OF THE MINDEN, NV AIRPORT, AT AN ALTITUDE OF 8000 FEET, INBOUND FOR RUNWAY 30. APPROXIMATELY 2 MINUTES LATER HE AGAIN BROADCAST THAT HE WAS HAVING FUEL PROBLEMS AND THAT HE WAS GOING FOR A STRAIGHT IN ON RUNWAY 30. FIVE MILES SOUTH EAST OF THE AIRPORT, THE AIRCRAFT LEFT WING CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE ROOF OF A RECREATIONAL VEHICLE BARN. THE AIRCRAFT INVERTED AND CRASHED ABOUT 20 FEET NORTH OF THE BARN. THE SOLE OCCUPANT (PILOT) SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES. NO FIRE ENSUED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA07LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA129), May 20, 2007: SIAI-Marchetti FN-333 (N95DR), Minden, NV, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of engine power as a result of fuel starvation due to the pilot's improper positioning of the fuel selector and failure to select a tank containing fuel.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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